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Coronavirus Recession

Global medical trade in the time of the coronavirus pandemic

By Kimberly Clausing,

May 6, 2020

May 6, 2020

Kimberly Clausing,
Tax & MacroeconomicsInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 4
Business Taxation, Economic Inequality, Economics of Place, Income & Earnings Volatility
TOPICS: Business Taxation, Economic Inequality, Economics of Place, Income & Earnings Volatility
Coronavirus Recession

New congressional reports underscore structural inequalities driving U.S. racial disparities in coronavirus infections and COVID-19 deaths

By Liz Hipple,

May 4, 2020

May 4, 2020

Liz Hipple,
Inequality & MobilityFamilies
TOPICS: 3
Economic Inequality, Health, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Health, Race & Ethnicity
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Antitrust experts call on Congress to address failings in antitrust law to preserve competition and prevent monopolies in digital marketplaces

By Michael Kades,

May 4, 2020

May 4, 2020

Michael Kades,
Competition
TOPICS: 2
Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement
TOPICS: Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement
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Brad DeLong: Worthy reads on equitable growth, April 26–May 4, 2020

By Brad DeLong,

May 4, 2020

May 4, 2020

Brad DeLong,
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Weekend reading: The safety net and the coronavirus recession edition

By Emilie Openchowski,

May 1, 2020

May 1, 2020

Emilie Openchowski,
Coronavirus Recession

Why workers are engaging in collective action across the United States in response to the coronavirus crisis

By Kate Bahn, Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,

May 1, 2020

May 1, 2020

Kate Bahn, Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,
Labor
TOPICS: 3
Bargaining Power, Job Mobility, Unemployment Insurance
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Job Mobility, Unemployment Insurance
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Factsheet: How strong unions can restore workers’ bargaining power

By Equitable Growth,

May 1, 2020

May 1, 2020

Equitable Growth,
Labor
TOPICS: 5
Bargaining Power, Job Mobility, Minimum Wage, Monopsony, Pay Equity
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Job Mobility, Minimum Wage, Monopsony, Pay Equity
Expert Focus

Expert Focus: Equity and Well-Being During the Coronavirus Recession

By Christian Edlagan, Maria Monroe,

April 30, 2020

April 30, 2020

Christian Edlagan, Maria Monroe,
Inequality & MobilityFamiliesLabor
TOPICS: 5
Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, Gender, Job Mobility, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, Gender, Job Mobility, Race & Ethnicity
Coronavirus Recession

Fool Me Once: Investing in Unemployment Insurance systems to avoid the mistakes of the Great Recession during COVID-19

By Alix Gould-Werth,

April 30, 2020

April 30, 2020

Alix Gould-Werth,
Inequality & MobilityLabor
TOPICS: 7
Economic Inequality, Economics of Place, Gender, Income & Earnings Volatility, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity, Unemployment Insurance
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Economics of Place, Gender, Income & Earnings Volatility, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity, Unemployment Insurance
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